Clothes-drier.



No. 740,243. PATENTED SEPT. 29, 1903.

W. J. GOULTER.

CLOTHES DRIER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27. 1903 I10 MODEL.

UNITE STATES Patented September 29, 1903.

"PATENT OFFICE.

CLOTHES-DRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 740,243, dated September 29, 1903.

Application filed March 27, 1903. I Serial No. 149,823. (No model.) i

To 00% whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM J. COULTER, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Chesley, Province of Ontario, Canada, have The principal object of the invention is toimprove this class of clothes-driers by simplifying the construction and cheapening the cost thereof withoutimpairing theirstrength and durability and efliciency in operation.

Other objects of the invention will become apparent upon a more detailed description thereof. v o

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is afront elevation of myimproved device, showing the arms in extended position; and Fig. 2, a side elevation of the lower portion of the device, the top being broken away.

In both views the letter a indicates the ground-post, which may be of any approved or desired-construction, provided with eye-,

bands a a arranged a suitable distance apart, which serve as guides in which a tubular post I) is arranged to slide vertically. The upper end of said tubular post extends some distance above the upper end of the ground-post and is provided with collars b and b Pivoted to the lower collar are reelarms 0, which are adapted to be held in horizontally-extended position by braces c, said braces having one end pivoted to the arms and the other end suitably notched to engage a pin 0 projecting from the upper collar. I Fulcrumed on a pin d, projecting from the ground-post, is an operating-lever d, and pivotally connected to one end of said lever is one end of a connecting-link LP, the other end of said connecting-link being pivotally connected to one end of a hook (1 the other end of said hook entering the lower end of the tubular post. Secured to the groundpost is a stop-block f, which supports the tubular post when in normal or lowered position. The tubular post is provided with an ornamental plug g. The lever connections are so arranged and connected that the tubular post carrying the reel-arms can be readily and easily raised and lowered and is maintained in its raised position by slipping the operating-lever over againsta pin h. When the device is not in use, the reel-arms and vertically slidable in said guides, and carrying a clothes-reel, and lover connections for raising and lowering the tubular post, said connections comprising a fulcrumed operating-lever, a hook engaging the lower end of the tubular post, and a link connecting the operatin -lever and hook together.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two'witnesses.

WILLIAM J. counrsa. Witnesses C. J. MToKLE, R. J. LILLICO. 

